Leadership
University Leadership
The Wright State University Board of Trustees exercises general oversight of the university and bears ultimate responsibility for its organization, finances, and governance. The board approves strategic plans, budgets, personnel decisions, and policies. The board appoints the president, to whom it delegates operating responsibilities for the university, and provides ongoing counsel to them.
The president—in collaboration with trustees and members of the university community—sets the university’s strategic direction, serves as its ambassador, and appoints its senior leadership. This includes the provost, the chief academic officer who oversees the educational mission of the university.
Executive Officers and Administration
- Bill Bigham, M.P.A., Vice President for Advancement (interim) and Director of Planned Giving
- Matthew C. Chaney, Ed.D., Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
- Sean Culley, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel
- Andrea Faber, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer, Lake Campus
- Bob Grant, M.B.A., Director of Athletics
- Emily Hamman, M.A., Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Madhavi Kadakia, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
- Burhan Kawosa, CFA, FRM, Associate Vice President, Financial Operations (interim)
- Tim Littell, M.S.Ed., Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
- Carol Loranger, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Barry Milligan, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Gregory Sample, M.P.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Susan Schaurer, M.S., Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success and Chief Recruitment Officer
- Michael Stankas, B.S., Chief Information Officer
- Chris Taylor, Ph.D., Dean of Students
- Amy Thompson, Ph.D., Provost
- Karen Wilhoit, M.A., M.L.S., University Librarian
Deans
- James Denniston, Ph.D., Health, Education, and Human Services
- Barry Milligan, Ph.D., Graduate School
- Brian D. Rigling, Ph.D., Engineering and Computer Science
- Ayşe Şahin, Ph.D. Science and Mathematics
- Gary Schmidt, Ph.D., Liberal Arts
- Thomas L. Traynor, Ph.D., Raj Soin College of Business
- Valerie Weber, M.D., Boonshoft School of Medicine
Elected Representatives
- Blake Bailey, President of Student Government
- Brian Boyd, Ph.D., President of the Faculty
- Christine Sproles, Chair of Lake Campus Staff Advisory Council
- Frank Wolz, Chair of Staff Senate
